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N30117

1978 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 28-7916077

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2028.

Registered owner

D & S Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 20119a Stuebner Airline Rd, Spring, TX 77379
Fleet: 16 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 28-7916077
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Sep 16, 1978)
Mode S code: A325A4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 21, 2021 · last FAA action Apr 14, 2023

Past registrations of N30117

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Aug 5, 1948 Waco UPF-7 · serial 5514 Safair Flying Service · Teterboro, NJ

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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